Paper insertion guide mechanism for accounting machines and the like



March 24, 1953 c. K. RAINEY 2,632,549

PAPER INSERTION GUIDE MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES AND THE LIKEOriginal Filed Nov. 16, 1945 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 K.. RAINEY 2,632,549 PAPERINSERTION GUIDE MECHANISM FOR ACCOUNTING MACHINES AND THE LIKE OriginalFiled Nov. 16, 1945 2 SHEETS-SHEET g March 24, 1953 R I. 0 N by WNRN MNm ww\ m m ow MN M N\ \l \N W N C C a CLIFTON KING RA/NE V1 er I ATTORNEYv Patented Mar. 24, 1953 PAPER INSERIEION GUIDE MECI IANISMv FORACQOUN'EING MACHINES AND THE LIKE Clifton King Rainer Knoxville, Tenn,assignor to Rainey' Accounting Machine Company, Inc.,. Knoxville; Tenn,acorporation of Tennessee:

Originalapnlioation November '16,. 1945, Serial No.

629,184, now Patent No. 2,492,887, dated December 27, 1949;, Divided andthis application- June 24; 1949,, Serial No. 101,116

f' This invention relates o typing, printingand computing machines andmore particularly" to improved paper feeders therefor; aithough it mayhe'employed with equal advantagefor other pur'- poses; This applicationis a divisionof my ap plication- Serial No; 62%),184', filed" Novemher 16, 1945; now Patent No: 2492-387; dated December 2721949;

It contemplates more especially the provision ofa' simplified, improved,and more efiective'front paper feed carriage for machines of thecharacter mentioned and moreparticularly to improved paper indexing andfeeding instrumentalities for combined typewritin'g' and accountingmachines of simplified construction and improved operation. 7

:F'ront' feed carriages f ortyping, computing and accounting machinesare: common, but these are intricata involve many parts, and forpractical and commercial reasons are applicable for the most part toela'horate accounting and similar devices. In: machines involving pluralsheets for recording impressions and computations of mechanical devices,the" front feed carriage is very suitable and" usually deemedhestiromati'm'e and labor saving. standpoint, intricacy, maintenance andexpensebeing. secondary to the results. sought. With the teachingsoi'thepresent. invention plural independent. sheets are capable of front feedresponse. without involving substantially more than thestandardhack-feedidevices.from a structural and production: cost,standpoint. This. is rendered possible withian exceedingly simple, and

extraordinarily eiiecti've paperv feeding and inof, the charactermentioned Aiurther obi ectis: top-rovide an improvedroller imitation:paper feed for machinesofthe character mentioned.

Atstill further'obiect isito provide an improved multiple.- controlguide and indexing mechanism for paper feeds to varv the funetionsofthemaehine to which it, is applied without entailing much time: andlahon.

Still a further object is toprovide improved paper marginall indexingand functioning; means coni-unetion with a multiple control Stop: barforcarriage positioning relative'theretoin relation to: the useof differentpaper form sheeta Other objects and advantages'wili appear from the?following description of an illustrated embodiment of the presentinvention.

In the drawingst Figure 1 is a fragmentary front viewin; elevation of afront feed carriage for typing and accounting machines embodyingfeatures of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional viewin elevation takensubstantiallyalongbroken line I l-II of Figure'fi with parts of themultiple stop barbroken away to clarify the showing.

Figure 3- is a fragmentary enlargedzsectional view in elevation of themultiple stop bar taken substantially along line IH-IIL of- FiguralFigure 4 is, adetail sectional side View in elevation of a: sectionalstop plate utilized in com junction with the stop bar shown Figures 2and 3.

Figure; 5 a" fragmentary side view in elevation of the carriage and itsassociated: elements iliustrated Figure Figure. 6: is a; tragmentarysectional view in elevation; of the stop indexing; sight-J takensub-- 7stantiallyalong line of: Figure Figure" 7- is al fragmentarydeta-il sideview in elevation of the. indexing; sight. stopshown: in

. Figure 6;.

Fig-me; 8,: is a: detail: plan view: Oil the? indexing sightstop:showninal liguresl.

Figure 9 is; a; fragmentary side view in elevar tion ofa-i front! feediname lever showing the lower end portion-thereof.

Figure 10 is; a sectional view in elevation of the multiple stop controlindexing collar taken subi stantial-ly along line X.-X.o Figure- 2.

The; structure selected for illustration is not intended to serve as. alimitation upon the scope or. teachings oil the invention,.but is-merelyillustrative thereof; There may be considerable variationsandadaptations of'all or part of'the" teachings depending upon the.dictates of commercial practice. Thepresent embodiment comprises intieswhich are. required tosecuras feed, andiprint 3 mentalities have beendesigned, assembled and integrated irrespective of the particular termor terms that may be utilized to identify the machine or mechanism forillustrative purposes. In the present embodiment, plural sheets such asa ledger sheet I2 and a journal sheet it (Figure are supported andguided on inclined chute plates I4 and l5, respectively, which extendbetween the carriage side plates |8| and converge downwardly toward aplaten I5 having the usual rubber friction tubular sleeve l5 thereon.The platen |5 is supported by an axial rod H which is journaled in thecarriage side plates |8| I. Platen knobs 58-45 are fixed to theextremities of the rod ll (Figure 1) to afford manual rotation of theplaten 5.

The plural sheet front feeding mechanism cooperates with the platen l5which has constant frictional contact with a series of lower rubbercovered feed rolls 20 mounted in spaced relation on a rod 2| which isjournaled in the extremities 22 of levers 23 (Figure 5). The levers 23are pivoted at their other extremities 24 to screw pins 25 anchored inthe carriage side plates |8| l. A coil sprin 25 is anchored at one endas at 2i to each of the levers 23 while the other ends thereof areanchored at 28 to the carriage side plates ||l-|| to normally urge thefeed rolls 2| upwardly in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 5)against the rubber platen surface it so that the plural sheets |2|3which may consist of any number of different forms, will be frictionallyengaged therebetween. For instance, a statement form will usuallyoverlay the ledger sheet l2 with a carbon sheet therebetween, andsimilarly other sheets may be superposed therewith and also with thejournal sheet l3. For that matter, additional chute plates may bearranged on either or both sides of the chute plates |4-i 5 shouldcommercial practice so dictate.

The lower chute plate l4 extends to and around the lower feed roll rod2|. To this end the chute plate l5 terminates in spaced curved rodengaging end loops 29 (Figure 1) which are interposed between the spacedlower feed rolls 20 to alternate therewith so that the ledger, journal,and any other sheets superposed thereon will be guided between theplaten surface It and the surfaces of the lower feed rollers 28 (Figure5).

'The chute plate l4 has upwardly curved extensions 38 (Figure 5), whichalternate with the rod engaging end loops 28, and these conform incurvature with the platen surface It to guide the ledger sheets l2around the platen is and upwardly as will appear more fully hereinafter.The upper chute plate l5 terminates at the lower edge line of thecarriage side plates |G|| (Figure 5) to direct the journal sheet |3 andany other sheets superposed therewith between the surface of the platenl6 and feed rollers 28 with the ledger sheet I2 and its associatedsheets below the journal sheet l3 and any sheets associated therewith,all of these passing between the platen I6 and feed rollers 28 which arein frictional contact therewith.

The plural sheets |2--|3 are progressively fed by the platen I6 which ismanually rotated by the platen rod having knobs |8-|9 thereon for thatpurpose. The platen mechanism 5'-| 6--| 1 not only cooperates with thelower feed rolls 28 which binds all the plural sheets |2|3 therebetween,but also cooperates with a front feed frame 3| consisting, in thisinstance, of confronting platen rod hub plates 32 (Figure 9) which areeccentrically bored as at 33 for journaled connection with the platenrod IT. The front feed frame plates 3| have angularly offset levers 34extending therefrom to project upwardly. The front feed frame levers 34are maintained in rigid spaced relation by a cross-bar 35 (Figures 1 and6) having axially extending threaded mounting screws 36 for connectionwith the upward extremitie of the levers 34. A transparent visor andguide plate 31 of plastic or other suitable material extends between thelevers 34 for attachment thereto and within a linear groove 38 extendingalong the top cross-bar 35 by means of suitable fasteners such as themachine screws 39 (Figure l) The top cross-bar 35 also serves as amanual grasping element to displace the front feed frame 3| about theplaten rod H to open and close the front feed frame as will appear morefully hereinafter. The open and closed positions of the front feed frame3| are indexed by means of spaced notches 4|l4|, in this instance two,on the peripheral edge of the front feed frame mounting hub plates 32(Figure 9) comprising, in thi instance, an integral part of the levers3|. The notches 484| on each of the hub plates 32 cooperate with a pawl42 pivoted to each of the spring anchor screws 38 carried by thecarriage side plates |9| I. A coil spring 43 is connected to the pawl 38as at 44 while its other end is anchored as at 45 to the carriage sideplates (Figure 5) to normally urge the pawls 42 into engagement with thenotches 48 or 4| to maintain the front feed frame 3| in its closed oropen position.

The front feed frame hub plates 32 each have a camming edge 46 ofincreasing radius in a clockwise direction (viewed from Figure 9) tocooperate with the lower feed roll rod or shaft 2| so that the feedrolls 28 will be displaced from contact with the platen surface It whenthe front feed frame 3| has been displaced in a counterclockwisedirection (viewed from Figure 5) to assume its open or disengagedrelation with the platen surface H5 or the plural sheets |2|3 disposedbetween rollers |628. This is effected against the urge of the spring 23(Figure 5) and this open position is maintained by the pawl 42 whichmeshes with the hub plate notches 4|l-4| (Figure 9). The plural sheets|2|3 may be manually displaced along the chute plates |4-|5 when thefront feed frame 3| is in its inoperativeopen position in that the lowerfeed rolls 28 which normally hold the plural sheets against the platenl5, are removed therefrom and permit free displacement of the pluralsheets |2|3 without rotating or turning the platen l5.

In the closed position of the front feed frame 3| when it is in itsextreme clockwise position (viewed from Figure 5), the pawls 42 registerwith the notch 4| on each of the hub plates 32 and the lower feed rollerrod 2| recedes along the cam edges 46 to permit the springs 26 to raisethe lower feed rolls 28 to either contact the platen surface |6 or theplural form sheets |2|3 therebetween. In this position, front feedledger sheet rolls 46' mounted on a rod 4! carried between the frontfeed frame levers 34 to project through the visor cut-outs 48 (Figurel), operatively engage feed rollers 49 either directly or through theupturned ledger sheet 3.

As shown, the feed rollers 48-50 are in linear alignment for mounting onshafts 5|52 which have reduced extremities for registry with apertures53 provided in the substantially T-shaped end bracket plates 54 attachedas at 55-56 by urge of gravity" in normally displacing the feed rollbails 51 in a counterclockwise direction (viewed from Figure to maintainfrictional contact between the-rolls Stand the platen sur face I 6 orwith the journal and its associated sheets l3 turned backwardly' aroundthe platen t5" and beneath the rolls 50- (Figure 5).

Therolls 49 are normally-in frictional contact, and establish frictiondrivingflcontact with the front feedframe upper rollers 46' when-theframe levers 3| are displaced to and retained in their extreme clockwisedirection (Figurefi) with the lower rollers 56) in frictional contactwith the platen surface it or thes'hee't l3 disposed there-- between.-It is to be noted that'the plural'sheets l2''l3' will be held anddisplaced between the rolls 4-6 -'49and Iii-5t which are all rotated inunison w-ith the lowerfeed rolls 2-?) responsive to the spacing ormanual rotation of the platen l5. It will thus be apparent that the mereshifting of the front feed frame 3| to its extreme clockwise'position(viewed from Figure 5) will bring all the feed'rolls into operativefrictional contact to feed the plural sheets I2|3 from their chutes t d-4'5 around the platen surface I6, and between the rollers ie-49 and lt-tfl. This is accomplished with extreme simplicity of structure andoperation;

One or more finevisible spaced parallel hairlines 64'; in this instancedefining four horizontal spaces-65, are etched in the plastic or othertransparent visor 31 (Figure l) to provide for the different sheetindexing preparatory to posting and insure the proper alignment of theplural sheets l2l3'in the carriage frame (i 9I l') For illustrativepurposes, the horizontal spaces 65 inscribed upon a paper sheet 65attached by fasteners 39 to the visor 3! near the top cross-bar enablethe operator to set the forms l2-l 3 in the proper position for theapplicable posting column; To-this end,a pair of guides 61-458 havinglater-allyextending tubular shanks EQ IU, respectively, are slidablymounted onthe rod 35 for adjustable connection therewith by means ofthreaded studs 1 I--'i'2 which extend through the shankst'il lfl toengage the rod 35.- The tubular shanks- 6910 and the guide plates i5168are split as at 13-45 to receive the top portion of the visor" 31- andthe replaceable indexing sheet 65 therebetween. The guide plates 6-l68each have a short upper lip i5 and a longer lower lip 'lfi 'which extendalong both sides of the longitudinal' visor 3? and sheet 66 receivingslits 1-3-14 therein. This enables the guide plates or stops 61-68 to bepositioned in alignment with the markings on the indexing sheet 66 forthe various posting operations for which-the sheet 66 is calibrated ordesignated.

When the feed frame is in its closed position, the plural form sheetsl2-I'3 will be held by the feed roll-s l-62i, 46-t9, and 5c-l6 bothbelow and above the platen l5. In this closed operati-ve' position ofthe front'feed frame 3|, the visor or window 31 willmove upward out-ofthe path of the pivotal typewriter print bars 18 and the verticalreciprocal postingbars 19, the former being manual key-operated and thelatter actuated by the motor bar (not shownt. The: form sheets seesaw a-13* are inserted after guide plates ors'top's til-68 areset to conformwith the marginal marking lines 1-1-18 provided in each horizontalsheet-identifying space 65 (Figure 1). This atfords the rapid changeoverin posting operations for accounts receivable, accounts payable, salesdistribution; pay roll and other accounting ma-' chine postingoperationsas commercial practice may-dictate. l a

In orderto expeditiously control the; operating characteristics andfunction ot the instrumen talities comprising any particular combinationof elements, a: multiple" control bar (Figure 2); is provided on thecarriage between the plates E D-=4 L In the present embodiment,the-:controla bar 88 is threaded as at 8| throughout the length: thereofto provide, in thisinstance; twenty threads to the inch; A longitudinalgroove 82 extends for substantially the: length of the con-- trol bar80' to cooperate witlr the set screws 83 that project radially throughth'ecenter of the sides 84, in this instance four, of a polygonalshoulder 85, in this instance square, comprising part oi the carriage"stops 86. The carriage stop 85 have aseries of differently spaced andvarying numbers of control stop lugs 81 extending. fromeach of the fouredges thereof to comprise part of a sectional plate 88 (Figure 4)'.-

The sectional plates 88 consist in this instance,- of symmetricallei-sections which are fittedto the polygonalshoulder 85 by means ofmachine screws 89. In consequence thereof, the control stops 8'!- willproject from beyond the surface; edges of the'shoulders 85 to presentcontrol'stopobstructions along allside's of the polygonal shoulders 85.The control stop's81 on" eachshoulder 85, are in the path of a framemounted stop (not shown) to provide columnstops dependent upon therotary position of control bar 80 thatmay be indexed to assume one offour positions to perform different operations for a correspondingnumber of different sheets that may be inserted for displacement overthe platen l5" for the desired posting operations. The rotary andlongitudinal position of the control stops 86'0n the control bar 80 iseffectedthrough the threaded engagement-of the polygonal shoulders 85there-- a ong.

To this end, the polygonal shoulders 85 are provided with axial boresQBwhich arethreaded to correspond with the threads 81 on the control bar81] so that each full rotation of the; stop 85 thereon will efiect theirlinear displacement of one-twentieth of an inch. correspondingly, aquarter turn of the polygonal shoulder stops 85 will bring the-nextsucceeding setscrew 83 thereon in registry with the longitudinal groove82. This quarter turn linearly displaces the shoulders $5 with theirstops 86 one-eightieth of an inch; With this arrangement, avery fine andaccurate adjustment can be effected to place the stops in their desiredexact and precise positionwith the bi-sections 88 attached to thepolygonal shoulders 85 in any one of four difierent' positions with themachine screws 89 engaging correspondingly threaded apertures 91extending laterally within the shoulders 85;

The control bar 80 is provided with a peripheral shoulder 92 proximatetoone extremity" 93 thereof for journalled support in a bearing 94attached to? the side plate I0 bymeans ofa plurality of machine screws95. The peripheral shoulder 92 abutsagainst the bearing 9'4torotativelysupport the control bar 813 at theextremity 932 The otherframe; plate ll? provided with aconfronting bearing' 96 attached theretoby means of a plu rality of fastener machine screws 91 for journalsupport of control bar 80 proximate to the other extremity thereof whichreceives a knurled hand manipulating knob 98 thereon for rotationtherewith. The knob 98 has a peripheral reduced shoulder 99 adjacent tothe exterior of the frame plate II to provide circumferentially spacedIongitudinal grooves I00, in this instance four, equidistantly spaced toserve as an indexin means for the control bar 80. To this end, the knob98 rotates with the control bar 80 in both directions when an indexingpin IOI is removed from the path of grooves I60 with which the pin IliImay selectively register; The pin IOI is fixed to a vertically extendingplate I62 (Figures 2 and 5) that is provided with a longitudinal slotI63 having guide screws I04-I05 threadedly anchored in the frame plate II (Figure 2) to serve as a vertical displacing guide for the plate I02within the limits of the slots I03. 7

The guide pin I04 has an extension I66 thereon to. receive one end of acompression spring I? while the other end thereof is anchored to a pinI08 fixed to the upper end of the plate I02. As a result, the spring I01will normally exert a downward pull on plate I02 to maintain theindexing pin IOI against the shoulder 99 of knob 98 for registry withone of the four longitudinal grooves I00 provided therein. This indexesthe control bar 80 to a quarter of a turn as the indexing pin IOI isplaced in registry with each successive groove I00. The position of thecontrol bar 88 can be designated by numbers or other indicia I89provided on the exterior end surface H0 of the knob 98 (Figure 5). Theseparticular stop lugs 81 or their predetermined combinationof lugs 81 maybe placed for projection from particular sides of the stop shoulder 85to column space the frame plates Ill-II with their chutes I4I5 andsupporting the carriage for each type of operation corresponding withthe descriptive index 66, column indicator lines 11-18 and sheet guides6'I68 set therewith for each posting operation imprinted on the sheet 66viewable from the front.

As a result, the marginal stop marks 'I'I'I8 shown for each operationand the sheet margin guides 6768 are adjusted thereto along the rod 35to enable the sheets I2I3 to be placed in the proper position betweenthe frame plates I0I I and within the chutes I4l5 for displacementaround the platen I5. It will be apparent, therefore, that the presentcalibrated marginal stop marks IL-I8 for each of the operationsimprinted on the indexing sheet 66 which is also indexed by numberswhich will correspond with the numbers or indicia I06 inscribed on thecontrol bar 80 will facilitate posting operations for any one of four ormore accouting functions for which the machine is set or intended. Thecolumn stops are rendered effective by a marginal or column control keycomprising a part of the keyboard so that the carriage can be laterallyshifted either manually or automatically responsive to the operation ofthe instrumentalities which are set in motion for each cycle by astandard electric motor (not shown) designed for that purpose.

In order to cushion the stop of the carriage for each column position, acomparatively heavy spring III envelops the control bar 80 (Figure 2)between the bearing 96 and the first stop 86 to yieldingly stop thecarriage at each successive column. To this end, the control bar 80 isrotatlvely journalled within and longitudinally displaceable in thebearing 96 within the limits permitted by the spring I I I. With thisarrangement, the control'bar can be fitted with the necessary stops 86which are precisely set thereon to control the operating characteristicsof the machine.

In short, the multiple control bar 80 permits the operator to quicklychange the instrumentalities for posting and printing on different formsand to automatically control the functions in printing and posting onparticular sets of plural form sheets I2I3 which are chute guided to thefront feed frame 3|. Consequently, the instrumentalities are renderedvery flexible for enabling the efiicient use thereof for accountsreceivable ledger, statements and journal posting; for accounts payableledger, remittance advice and journal; general ledger accounts andpayroll; and employees ledger, checks and journals. The actuation of thespacer mechanism is well known on accounting and typewriter machines sothat further explanation thereof would serve no useful purpose insofaras the present invention concerns itself with an improved front feedframe and a multiple control bar for facilitating the posting andprinting on the plural form sheets I2-I3 in connection with the frontfeed mechanism.

While the instrumentality operating mechanism forms no part of thepresent invention, there is shown for illustrative purposes standardcarriage operating elements such as a carriage release lever I I2(Figure 5). The carriage release lever H2 is pivoted as at II3 to thecarriage side plate I I to present a rack bar II4 having a linear seriesof rack teeth I I5 to mesh with a pinion I I6. The pinion I I6 is fixedto the extremity of a stud shaft II'I journaled in the upstandingshoulder H8 of a carriage rail 8 to rotatively support an escapementwheel H6 and a ratchet wheel I20. The escapement wheel I I9 cooperateswith spacing dogs I2I-I22 which are connected together by a pin I23. Ashank I24 extends downwardly for support on a pivot I25 to oscillate thespaced dogs I2II22 so that one and then the other engages the escapementwheel H9. A spring I26 which extends downwardly from the carriage frame3, is connected to an arm I21 offset from and fixed to the shank I24 tonormally retain dog I2I in engagement with escapement wheel II9.

While the stop lugs 81 are for illustrative purposes shown to be ofuniform length and number on each control stop 85, these may be providedwith one or more lugs 81 of varying lengths, shapes and with differentcontact surfaces to depress control and tabulating levers I28, I29 andI30 to cause the instrumentalities to add or subtract, print a date,tabulate to some other column, shift the instrumentalities from addingor subtracting to typing and vice-versa, non-add or non-print or tonumerous other functions, both manual and automatic. The multiplecontrol bar 80 permits the operator to quickly change theinstrumentalities for posting and printing on dif-- ferent forms and toautomatically control the functions in printing and posting thatparticular set of plural form sheets I2I3 which are chute guided to thefront feed frame 3 I. Consequently, the instrumentalities are renderedvery flexible for enabling the efficient use thereof for accountsreceivable ledger, remittance advice and journal; eneral ledger accountsand payroll; and employees ledger, checks and journal.

The tabulating levers I28, I29 and I30 are manually operated throughpivotal right angular crank arms l3! which have rods I32 pivoted theretoas at I33 to provide for their actuation through the proper controlbuttons or keys on the keyboard of the machine (not shown).Consequently, means are provided for tying together or correlating thefunctions of the front feed paper guide stops 6i-'68 and the indicatorsl'i-"i8 with the control bar 80 in such a manner as to make possible theuse of a common horizontal tab or stop position for controlling theprinting position of particular columns on different forms, even thoughthe columns run the same distance from either the right or the left edgeof one form as on any other form whereon different posting operationsare to be imprinted. This arrangement enhances the flexibility of themachine operations Without entailing any appreciable time forchange-over from one type of posting to another, depending upon theparticular operations that are required in maintaining a completemachine-posted set of books or accountin records.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of thisinvention, it must be understood that the invention is capable ofconsiderable variation and modification without departin from the spiritof the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

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1. In a front feed accounting machine, the combination with a carriageframe, of a carriage on said frame, a front paper feed frame pivotallyconnected to said carriage, a rod extending across said front feedframe, a marginal paper stop indicator on said paper feed frame inconfronting relation with said rod, said marginal paper stop indicatorhaving a plurality of horizontal spaces therealong to correspond withthe different posting account sheets for which said front paper feedframe is indexed, each of said spaces being provided with laterallyspaced indications denoting marginal positions for a particular one ofsaid different posting account sheets, paper inserting guides adjustablymounted along said rod and settable in accordance with the indicationson said marginal paper stop indicator, and means for securing said paperinserting guides in any adjusted position along said rod.

2. In a front feed accounting machine, the combination with a carriageframe, of a carriage on said frame, a front paper feed frame pivotallyconnected to said carriage, a rod extending across said front feedframe, a marginal paper stop indicator on said paper feed frame inconfronting relation with said rod, said marginal paper stop indicatorhaving a plurality of horizontal spaces therealong to correspond withthe different posting account sheets for which said front paper feedframe is indexed, each of said spaces being provided with laterallyspaced indications denoting marginal positions for a particular one ofsaid different posting account sheets, paper inserting guides adjustablymounted along said rod and settable in accordance with the indicationson said marginal paper stop indicator, said paper inserting guidesconsisting of a split journal having parallel spaced extending lips ofunequal length, one of which cooperates with the front feed frame tobrace said paper inserting guides while the other cooperates with thepaper stop indicator for proper positioning of said guides ii) I alongthe rod, and means for securing said paper inserting guides in anyadjusted position along said rod.

3. In a front feed accounting machine, the combination with a carriageframe, of a carriage on said frame, a front paper feed frame pivotallyconnected to said carriage, a rod extending across said front feedframe, a transparent surface sheet on said front paper feed frameextending to said rod, a marginal paper stop indicator on said paperfeed frame in confronting relation with said rod, said marginal paperstop indicator having a plurality of horizontal spaces therealong tocorrespond with the different posting account sheets for which saidfront paper feed frame is indexed, each of said spaces being providedwith laterally spaced indications denoting marginal positions for aparticular one of said different posting account sheets, paper insertingguides adjustably mounted along said rod and settable in accordance withthe indications on said marginal paper stop indicator, said paperinsertin guides consisting of a split journal having parallel spacedextending lips of unequal length, said pap-er guide lips extending fromsaid front paper feed frame rod over both sides of said transparentsurface sheet with the shorter lip coopcrating with said marginal paperstop indicator for proper positioning of the paper inserting guidesalong said rod, and means for securing said pap-er inserting guides inany adjusted position along said rod.

4. In a front feed accounting machine, the combination with a carriageframe, of a carriage on said frame, a front feed frame pivotallyconnected to said carriage, a guide rod extending across said front feedframe. marginal stop indicator means mounted on said front feed frame inconfronting relation with said guide rod, means for subdividing themarginal stop indicator means into a number of horizontally disposedsections corresponding to the different posting account sheets for whichthe machine is adjusted to operate, indications later-ally spaced ineach of said sections in said marginal stop indicator meanscorresponding to the marginal positions for the particular postingaccount sheet for said section, paper inserting guides mounted forlateral adjustment along said guide rod to indicated positions on therespective section on said marginal stop indicator means for theparticular posting account sheet, and means for securin said paperinserting guides in the desired position of adjustment along said guiderod.

5. A front feed accounting machine as claimed in claim 4 in which themeans for subdividing the marginal stop indicator means into a number ofhorizontally disposed sections and the indications laterally spaced ineach of said sections comprise line markings on said marginal stopindicator means.

CLIFTON KING RAJNEY.

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